Am I wrong?

[BabyGirl Rosie]

You might check out a few other places as well. I am not sure about them but one is Veterinary Malpractice, Veterinary Negligence, Veterinary Abuse and the other is Home Page Some others said The Better Business Bureau and or the Veterinary medical board. I would get her name out to as many people as possible.

Have your husband call her. That way you don't have to bail him out of jail. As far as the $450 ER bills, I think the only option there is seeing an attorney. They will let you know what the chances of you getting the money would be.

Poor baby. Hope she will start down the road of recovery.

[Ringo1]

Wow. First of all, I can't believe that your Vet actually fessed up to the fact that they don't know how much pain she actually felt. This would have been pretty easy for them to cover up - seeing as how Nya wasn't going to say anything.

Heck, even a regular doctor would have tried to cover that one up! Waking during anesthesia is a huge liability issue for the hospital/facility for people anyway.

That said, I just can't believe they went through with the spay. Plus, all the outside and additional treatment you have had to pay for. I believe that I would be writing them a nice, factual letter; outlining all that went wrong; all the additional expense; your consideration of reporting them; and asking for a refund.

The letter should be non-emotional and factual. Have someone help you if necessary.

I really hope your girl has a full recovery and is back to her old self.

[gidget529]

I'm glad to hear you took her back to the vet. I've got to agree w that vet, her abdomen is concerning looking. (I too have a human med background/education/yrs of exp.) It is also concerning how much pain med she is on. I'm sure your husband is monitoring her while on this much med. If no better, I would consider asking for antibiotic, even if it is just prophylactic precaution bc of the way the abdomen looks. (I'm sure your husband has thought of this also w the nosocomial infection rates we see in hospitals.) I would consider getting a thermometer (you probably already have one) to monitor for temp increases that would help indicate infection or postop bleeding.

I'm so sorry you and your husband are going through this. I know what good care you have taken of animals in your care - this has got to be extremely upsetting to the both of you!

I know it's not the $ with you - it's what you have to keep putting this poor pup through when this should have been a fairly common procedure. I would still hold the operating dr liable for these additional monies.

I don't blame him giving the chicken nuggets - my husband would be doing the same. We will hold your little one and both of you in our prayers. Please let us know if you need anything or if you just need to vent.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Gosh! I'm wondering if all that trauma she is now evincing was from an operation done while the dog was moving or struggling some! I hate to even suggest it but it sound like there was a lot of injury at surgery from something going on. Golly, I am sorry she - and you and your poor husband are having to go through this - "and pay for the privilege" as they say! That vet did all that to your poor dog and had the temerity to force you to pay to get medication for the pain and injury the vet caused! I hope your baby has a better week to come than she has just had! Bless her little heart!

[My lil friend]

Still praying for your family and your littleone.

[gracielove]

I just read this thread. I would be so furious if this happened to any of my pets. I have heard of humans feeling their surgery while they were under. They said they could not move or speak but they felt every bit of what was done to them.
What I don't understand is why is your dog in such a horrible physical state because of this? It sounds like a butcher job they did on her. It's one thing to be able to feel the surgery but that does not explain the horrible surgery quality that was done. It sounds like this small town vet does not have a valid assistant to help her with her surgeries. If she is trying to do surgery and attend to the anesthesia and instruments all alone she is risking the lives of her patients.
It is true that to relieve pain you must maintain a constant level of the drug in your blood stream for it to be effective. You do this by giving the med at exactly every 6 or 8 or whatever hours it says to give it. Otherwise the level goes down and pain goes up and then it takes more med and longer to lessen the pain again. Although your baby may seem foggy for a few days at least she will not be in such awful pain and that will help with the recovery. The distress and fear that the pain causes your baby will lessen the bodies ability to cope.
I hope you find a good vet you can trust even if you have to drive a while to get there. I would never enter that place again if I were you.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Just checking in to see how your furbaby feels this morning.

[Foster Mom]

we are off to the vets again, Nya still will not eat or take water so he wants to run bloodwork, I guess I will know more after this visit.

I heard from the vet that did the surgery, I told her what we have gone thru with Nya this weekend and she said "oh she needs to be seen right away, you can bring her here if you like" I jut laughed and said Not freaking likely. I told her she should not have done the sugery that this little girl should not have to suffer like she is and all she said was "I made a judgement call" I said well then your judgement sucks. She then went on to tell me it had come to her attention that I had posted what happened on the internet, i said why yes I did. She said no more about it. I do not know how she found out I posted here. I asked her to fax all of Nya's records to the other vet and confirmed with them that they had recieved them so they have her old bloodwork to compare with. the vet that did the surgery also said, well this is not a normal reaction, i said, really, you think???? she said Nya must have some changes in her bloodwork since it was taken that caused this to happen, I said her bloodwork was JUST done, how can changes have happened? She had no reply. I told her she was very lucky to be dealing with me and not my husband. So I really got nowhere with her.

[concretegurl]

I can envision myself in jail if I were in your shoes here, but that's unproductive.
However be careful making comments like:"you are lucky you are dealing with me & not my husband" it could come back ugly & twisted on you

Seriously, I commend you for what you said and the responses you got in dealing with this vet...I'd probably get so upset I'd be blabber obscenities through tears.

I'm so very sorry you, & your furkid went through this, glad you DH is so supportive.

"a judgment call" Really? Well that says a lot about the judgments and calls this vet makes. Best interest of the patient(?)...this was a routine procedure that seem to have taken a serious detour down nightmare lane.

[Roccosmommy]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

To me this is cruel and barbaric. She was not fighting for her life and once they could not anesthetize her, they, OF COURSE should have stopped the procedure and called you. To do an elective procedure on an unanesthetized dog is like vivesection to me! I would lodge complaints with every organization possible as this vet needs to be in another profession - one that does not involve living and breathing creatures. A vet with no better judgment than this should be judged for this kind of cruel behavior and have the scapel removed from his/her hand permanently. I would request my money back and a formal apology as well as an investigation into this unethical behavior.

^^Everything I was thinking.^^ Poor, poor baby. Sending hugs and prayers for a speedy, pain-free recovery.

[KizzieKins]

I too would blast her on every site I can find. In California Yelp is pretty popular as well, not sure about in your area, but just the same that is a really horrible experience for both you and your dog.. What a horrible vet.. I hope this experience teaches her a lesson in consequences as she looses business and possibly faces consequences from the licensing board.

[gracielove]

Honestly, what would she expect an owner to do? Just go home and say nothing about a little dog that just suffered the worst type of pain possible and is now swollen and in more pain? Maybe there is a veternary review panel in your state that takes complaints about addle brained vets.
I assume she wanted the fee for the surgery and would not have made as much money if she had not done the procedure. She should have errored on the side of caution rather than making a 'judgement call' that endangered the animal.

[capt_noonie]

Did you lose Nya? What is this thread about?
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...kay-mommy.html